Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Better Late Then Never

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

A serial rapist killer is roaming the streets of New Orleans disguised as a cop. Police detective Wes Block (Clint Eastwood) investigates the murder of a young woman. Beryl Thibodeaux (Geneviève Bujold) runs the rape center. She tries to get involved in the case but Block rejects her. As more women are killed, she complains to the mayor. Wes' ex-wife is getting remarried and wants their daughters to live with her. He scours the underbelly of society to find the killer. Then he's contacted by someone claiming to be the killer.Clint Eastwood actually did most of the directing although he's not credited. It has his matter-of-fact style. Quite frankly, many of the serial killer scenes are closer to horror movies. It has a disconcerting feel which is very good. The investigation is a little confused and the eventual killer isn't that interesting. I don't think that's a big deal since it's not really a mystery movie. I would have prefer the guy to be a nobody.

I love this movie. For me, this is one of Clint Eastwood's best films. I love a good mystery and crime-thrilling movies so Tightrope is right up my alley. I agree with others that Tightrope is definitely in the Film Noir category. It is a very dark, mystery that has enough action and thrills to satisfy any Eastwood fan.Clint Eastwood is amazing as usual in this bizarre crime mystery. Eastwood is good as Wes Block - not just as Dirty Harry. Clint Eastwood proves, once again, that he's more than just a shot-them-up anti-hero - he's a serious and fine actor/director.9/10

This is NOT the sort of film to show your kids, pastor or mother. The film has a decent amount of nudity and has lots of sexual content. And, unlike Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry films, this leading man is one kinky cop! As I said, it's pretty adult and a bit slimy. The film begins with a murder. The detective sent in to investigate is Eastwood--and at first he seems like a pretty normal sort of fella. However, you soon learn that he's a divorced man with two young girls. This isn't the unusual thing--what's unusual is while he continues investigating a string of prostitute murders, he begins sleeping with these professional girls as well. Pretty odd--but what's even more odd is that soon some of the girls that service him begin showing up dead! While it's never implied that he's committed the murders, it's obvious that there is SOME sort of connection between him and the killer. What it is and why is something you'll have to find out for yourself.As I said above, this is an awfully adult sort of film. While it has some nice tension and suspense, you almost feel like taking a bath when it's all over, as the film is very grim and nasty. If you like grim and nasty, by all means give it a try. I have a couple final observations. While the film is set in New Orleans, I didn't notice a single character with a New Orleans accent!! In addition, it was nice to see that Genevieve Bujold's character is NOT some simpering woman but fights hard and dirty when the killer attacks her. nice seeing a heroine who fights back

This was produced by the same outfit that did the Dirty Harry movies, but Clint is playing a slightly different character here.Set in New Orleans instead of San Francisco, Clinton plays homicide detective Wes Block, who is investigating the murders of prostitutes. Only one little problem. Wes likes to secure their services himself. The killer soon realizes his adversary's weakness and exploits it.The movie has its good parts, especially Eastwood's performance. But some of the weaknesses.1) The obligatory, "Oh, we are in New Orleans" scenes. So we see Mardi Gras, above ground Cemeteries, a Paddleboat, Oysters. Because this is New Orleans.2) Genieveve Bujold. - She's not pretty and she can't act.3) Lots of chase scenes and other filler. This was about 45 minutes of plot stretched out to two hours. The Harry Movies were much tighter.4) Everything involving his home life. One of the girls was Eastwood's daughter, making it just a bit creepier. Running joke about the younger one using an adult phrase was uncomfortable. I guess the writer needed these scenes to contrast the light part of Block's character to his darker side, but they are just uncomfortable.